Can you eat spicy food after having a tooth extracted?

In general, whether spicy food can be consumed after tooth extraction depends on the individual patient's condition. After tooth extraction, there is some trauma in the mouth, and eating spicy foods may aggravate this injury and impair healing. Typically, patients should wait about one week after tooth extraction before consuming spicy foods. At that point, they may cautiously eat mildly spicy foods, but should still take precautions to prevent wound infection. For example, it is important to wipe away any food residue from the mouth after eating spicy foods to avoid infection.